NBA Teams To Play Nine Preseason Games Against Trio Of International Clubs

The NBA announced that three int'l teams, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa from Israel and Brazilian club Flamengo, will travel to the U.S. and Canada for nine preseason games against nine NBA teams this October. The nine games are the most ever played by int'l teams on North American soil during one preseason. The games will tip off with Maccabi Tel Aviv taking on the Cleveland Cavaliers on Oct. 5 at Quicken Loans Arena (NBA).